We are on the Costa del Ahazar, or, in English, the Orange Blossom coast. We are in the sun at last tho’ it has been a bit windy. There is a good cycle track from Benicarló to Peñíscola and yesterday…
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España
On Sunday we drove the 275 miles from Ruynes en Margeride to L’Estartit, in Cataluña. We set off in the fog and rain and hit the sunshine around Beziers, where we turned right towards the border. We stopped for lunch…
Tagged with: Benicarlo, border terriers, L'Estartit, Mavis, Millau, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2015 Spring, Benicarlo, Valencia
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2015 Spring, Benicarlo, Valencia
Newhaven to the Auvergne
We spent another day exploring Devizes, cycled there this time….about three and a half miles along the towpath. Canal boating is big business here with narrow boats scattered here and there along the canal. Our friends Bob and Mirv picked…
Tagged with: food, france, grande cerf, Mavis, motorhome, newhaven, nonancourt, photography, ruynes en margeride
Posted in - France, 2015 Spring, Nonancourt, Ruynes-en-Margeride
Posted in - France, 2015 Spring, Nonancourt, Ruynes-en-Margeride
The Last Post
We spent Monday night on the aire at Les Bordes (N47.810474,E2.40763), conveniently close to the D952. This is a good aire, adjacent to a lake and wood and with free water and drainage. The intention had been to lodge at…
Tagged with: france, Les Bordes, Mavis, motorhome, photography, pont de l'arche, Sully sur loire
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy
L’Estartit to Narbonne Plage
We are heading home to the UK; the next few posts may only be of interest to other boring old gaffers with motorhomes who like to ramble along slowly, and like to read about stopovers and routes through France. Yesterday…
Tagged with: Aire, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, Narbonne, Narbonne Page, route north, Spain
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Languedoc-Roussillon, Narbonne Plage, RouteNorththroughFrance, Routes
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Languedoc-Roussillon, Narbonne Plage, RouteNorththroughFrance, Routes
Exercise Time
The boss has designated today as a cleaning day, in preparation for the trip home, so I shall have to take the torpid terriers for some exercise. There are plenty of cats to chase here, ‘tho, truth be told, Colin…
Tagged with: border terriers, Camping les Medes, Catalonia, Colin, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia
Out For Lunch
On Tuesday we explored a bit further afield with the bikes; this is the route that we followed…courtesy of viewranger, the app we use to track our cycling. We set off along the River Ter and then diverted into Torroella…
Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, Fontanilles, Gualta, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
My Boyfriend has a Yellow Head.
We are becoming goat’s cheese salad connoisseurs. This is the version from a cafe in Torroella. There is a warm (grilled?) chunk of ‘Chèvre de Cabra’ on a generous pile of lettuce, raisins and walnuts, dressed with olive oil and…
Tagged with: Catalonia, goat's cheese salad, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, spanish
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Torroella de Montgri
Torroella…Los Americanos
On Monday we cycled along the promenade to L’Estartit and then along the cycle way to Torroella de Montgrí. We had a swim en route. Well not all of us. We had lunch close to the pretty main square. These…
Tagged with: border terriers, Catalonia, Cuba, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, surf, Torroella
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Cala Callela…The Assault Course
We had another shot at the coastal path today. We locked our bikes up outside the local Oficina de Turismo and walked up the steep path to this viewpoint, the Cap de la Barra. It is about 100 metres above…
Tagged with: Cala Callela, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
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